Fourth victim comes forward against accused Madison Twp. rapist

BY SARAH SCINTO (STAFF WRITER)Published: October 24, 2013

When the victim was just 5 years old, Gary F. Kroll brought her to her room and locked the door.

Police said the Madison Twp. man handed her a toy, undressed her, placed her on his lap and raped her. The now 18-year-old woman told police Mr. Kroll sexually assaulted her in this manner five or six times until she was 8 years old.

Mr. Kroll, 31, 12 Nancys Road, previously accused of sexually assaulting three other girls, faces two counts of rape of a child after his fourth alleged victim reported the rape to a school counselor.

Mr. Kroll already faces 208 counts of child sex crimes, including more than 100 counts of rape, after three other victims reported the crimes to police earlier this month. The Times-Tribune does not identify alleged victims of sexual assault.

The 18-year-old said she knew the first rape occurred when she was 5 years old because it was close to her birthday, and she recalled her cousin knocking on her door, asking her to "come out and play" while Mr. Kroll assaulted her.

Mr. Kroll denied the accusations when state police arrested him on Oct. 9. He said the 18-year-old's mother was friends with the mother of another victim and "they would have gotten together on this to get me in trouble." According to a criminal complaint, Mr. Kroll believed all of the victims fabricated their claims to "get back at him" for an argument between him and his brother, Brian Kroll.

Mr. Kroll is in Wayne County Prison in lieu of $150,000 bail. A preliminary hearing is scheduled for Nov. 26.

Contact the writer: sscinto@timesshamrock.com, @sscintoTT on Twitter

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